896 Still In Mundaneness (2/2)

Shirley bit her teeth and nodded solemnly. ”I don't care who you are. I'm only worried about losing you. The Church won't let go of a sorcerer.”

Vicente laughed like an innocent child. He even spun for a few circles before he hugged Shirley and kissed her temple. ”Rest assured. I'm really not a sorcerer, and for you, I will never become one.”

”But the body over there…” Shirley pointed at the broken body on the long table in fear.

Vicente held back his delight and cleared his throat. ”I discovered the possessions of some sorcerers at the edge of the swamps, including magic knowledge and mysteries about the human body.

”At first, I was indeed fascinated by the marvelous magic, but then I thought of you. We've known each other since childhood. You secretly taught me the common tongue and the Sylvanas language even though you were a noble. You declined so many distinguished nobles just to marry me, which made your father and your mother very angry. How can I abandon you and walk on the path that only means hiding?”

Vicente added sweet words to his explanation. Shirley's lips curled, and she tried not to show her smile.

The nobles in this period still learned the language of the Magic Empire in private.

”So, I buried the books on magic at the edge of the swamps again and only brought back those about body mysteries.” Vicente pointed at a few books on the table.

Shirley asked in confusion, ”Body mysteries?”

Vicente suddenly became solemn. He said with mixed feelings, ”I've met too many helpless patients in the charity. They have no money to ask the reverends to treat them with divine power, and they can only count on the herbs and potions from the doctors like us.

”Other people may be unaware of it, but as a doctor of the charity, I know very well that the herbs and potions can only cure minor diseases. As for the patients who are in slightly more serious conditions, I can do nothing but watch them moan and scream as they approach the end of their lives. It pains me and makes me feel helpless. The doctors of the charity always become either cold or insane.”

Leaning into Vicente's chest, Shirley touched his back. ”I understand. You know that I often help out at the charity. I've seen a lot of deaths too. Many patients were only little kids, and they just died in front of me. At that time, I only hated that I was not pious enough to be a nun to have the divine power.”

”So, I've always wanted to find better recipes for drugs, but I realized that the human body is full of mysteries. I don't know the structure of the heart or if there is anything else in our body. I don't know how our body functions as a whole. Then, how can I find better recipes?” Vicente's eyes were full of hope, which made him glow. ”I want to understand the mysteries of the human body. I want to figure out what our body is made of!”

Shirley felt that Vicente today was more charming than ever. She nodded. ”It's a good thing, but you must not disturb the rest of the deceased in the cemeteries, which will be noticed by the Church.”

”I'll look for bodies in the forest and the swamps. If I can't, I'll study animals first.” Vicente announced confidently, ”After I become a famous doctor, I don't think your mother and your father will prevent you from marrying me anymore.”

Shirley suddenly blushed. ”As a matter of fact, I came here today because they… they already said yes.”

”Really?” Vicente almost jumped to his feet in excitement.

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The city gate of Rentato was unusually crowded and lively.

”How prosperous! As expected of Rentato!” The black-haired and black-eyed young man complimented, ”I should thank the viscount for catching me. Without him, I wouldn't have made up my mind to come to Rentato!”

Squeezing into the gate, he suddenly shouted, ”Rentato, I'm here!”

”What a lunatic.” The citizens around all looked at him.

The black-haired young man, however, was not bothered. He encouraged himself, ”Oliver, you are going to be a celebrity of this city!”

He looked around, searching for a fancy hotel. The fact that he was literate and could write plays suggested that his family conditions were not bad, except that his parents died too young and did not discipline him much.

”Haha. This is the place…” While talking, he groped for his wallet, but his smile was frozen all of a sudden.

”My wallet! Where is my wallet!?” Oliver shouted and looked around in a panic, but his wallet was nowhere to be found.

As the cold breeze of spring blew by, young Oliver felt the cruelty of Rentato for the first time.